Building a Remote MCP Server on Cloudflare (Without Auth)
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# Building a Remote MCP Server on Cloudflare (Without Auth) This example allows you to deploy a remote MCP server that doesn't require authentication on Cloudflare Workers that returns gifs based on input queries. <img width="1006" alt="example image in workers ai"…
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- Deploy a remote MCP server to Cloudflare Workers
- No authentication required for the MCP server
- Returns GIFs based on input queries
- Easily customizable with your own tools
- Connects to Cloudflare AI Playground as a remote MCP client
- Compatible with local MCP clients via mcp-remote proxy
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Building a Remote MCP Server on Cloudflare (Without Auth)Command (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Deploy using the "Deploy to Workers" button or run npm create cloudflare@latest -- my-mcp-server --template=cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-authless on the command line. Customize tools inside the init() method of src/index.ts via this.server.tool(...). Connect from the Cloudflare AI Playground or from local MCP clients (e.g., Claude Desktop) using the mcp-remote proxy.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"building a remote mcp server on cloudflare (without auth)": {
"calculator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:8787/sse"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"calculator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:8787/sse"
]
}
}Building a Remote MCP Server on Cloudflare (Without Auth)
This example allows you to deploy a remote MCP server that doesn't require authentication on Cloudflare Workers that returns gifs based on input queries.
Get started:
This will deploy your MCP server to a URL like: remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse
Alternatively, you can use the command line below to get the remote MCP Server created on your local machine:
npm create cloudflare@latest -- my-mcp-server --template=cloudflare/ai/demos/remote-mcp-authless
Customizing your MCP Server
To add your own tools to the MCP server, define each tool inside the init() method of src/index.ts using this.server.tool(...).
Connect to Cloudflare AI Playground
You can connect to your MCP server from the Cloudflare AI Playground, which is a remote MCP client:
1. Go to https://playground.ai.cloudflare.com/
2. Enter your deployed MCP server URL (remote-mcp-server-authless.<your-account>.workers.dev/sse)
3. You can now use your MCP tools directly from the playground!
Connect Claude Desktop to your MCP server
You can also connect to your remote MCP server from local MCP clients, by using the mcp-remote proxy.
To connect to your MCP server from Claude Desktop, follow Anthropic's Quickstart and within Claude Desktop go to Settings > Developer > Edit Config.
Update with this configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"calculator": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:8787/sse" // or remote-mcp-server-authless.your-account.workers.dev/sse
]
}
}
}
Restart Claude and you should see the tools become available.
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